Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr.
| Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1904 Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 25, 1963 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Residence |
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Hobe Sound, Florida Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Hortense Bigelow |
| Children |
E. Bronson Ingram II Frederic B. Ingram Alice Hooker |
| Parent(s) |
Erskine B. Ingram Harriet Coggshall |
| Relatives |
Orrin Henry Ingram (paternal grandfather) Julius Ingram (paternal great-uncle) Martha Rivers Ingram (daughter-in-law) Ingrid Goude (daughter-in-law) |
Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. (a.k.a. Hank Ingram) (June 26, 1904 – April 25, 1963) was an American heir and businessman.
Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. was born on June 26, 1904 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His father, Erskine B. Ingram, was a lumber heir. His mother was Harriet Coggshall. His parents were members of the Congregational Church.
His paternal grandfather three times removed, David Ingram, had immigrated from Leeds, England, in 1780. His paternal grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Wisconsin. His great-uncle, Julius Ingram, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
In 1928, Ingram ran a textile firm in Tennessee owned by his wife's family. He relocated it to Nashville, Tennessee. By 1937, at the time of the textile strike, he sold half his investment and acquired Wood River Oil and Refining, an oil company based in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was the owner of Ingram Oil & Refining, a chain of 240 gas stations headquartered in Meraux, just outside New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1961, he sold the company to Murphy Oil.
Ingram served as the Vice President of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University in Nashville from 1952 to 1963.
Ingram married Hortense Bigelow, the daughter of the President of the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (later known as The Travelers Companies). They resided in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Hobe Sound, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee. They had two sons, E. Bronson Ingram II and Frederic B. Ingram, and a daughter, Alice, who married Henry William Hooker.
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